Private Visit to the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Get to know the architecture, interiors, and history of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is the cathedral church of the Russian Orthodox Church, the main church of Russia. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest Orthodox cathedral in the world. The temple is designed for 10 thousand people. Its width is 85 m, its height is 105 m. The painting inside the temple occupies about 22 thousand m², of which about 9 thousand m² are gilded. The gilding of the domes took more than 400 kg of gold – an implausible amount. The existing building is an external reconstruction of the eponymous temple in the Russian-Byzantine style, created in the 19th century, carried out in the 1990s.
Get to know the architecture, interiors, and history of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is the cathedral church of the Russian Orthodox Church, the main church of Russia. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest Orthodox cathedral in the world. The temple is designed for 10 thousand people. Its width is 85 m, its height is 105 m. The painting inside the temple occupies about 22 thousand m², of which about 9 thousand m² are gilded. The gilding of the domes took more than 400 kg of gold – an implausible amount. The existing building is an external reconstruction of the eponymous temple in the Russian-Byzantine style, created in the 19th century, carried out in the 1990s.
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Stop At: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Volkhonka, 15, Moscow 119019 Russia
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior was built in memory of the victory in the war of 1812 in Moscow. The temple was laid in 1839, the construction went on for 44 years and the temple was consecrated in 1883. In 1931, as part of the fight against religion, the temple was blown up by the Soviet government. To the 850th anniversary of Moscow in 1997, the temple was restored.
Duration: 2 hours
Categoría: Tours culturales y temáticos.
Inicio en: Moskva, Russia.
Duración: 2 hours.
Precio: 81,89 euros.
